The University Innovation Fellows Annual Meetup, which will take place in Silicon Valley February 20-22, 2015, will connect Fellows from across the country with educators, thought leaders and local entrepreneurs.

The University Innovation Fellows Southeastern Regional Meetup in October 2014 will gather Epicenter's student Fellows from across the country for a day and a half of experiences that will ignite Greenville and the surrounding community.

The 2014 ASME IShow provides a platform for teams of creative, entrepreneurial students to compete for seed money to further develop their products. Team applications for will be accepted from Sept. 13 through Dec. 13, 2013.

The annual ASEE Engineering Deans Institute (EDI) provides an opportunity for engineering deans - and only deans - to gather and discuss the crucial issues facing their schools, colleges, and profession.

Epicenter's Tina Seelig, Tom Byers and Leticia Britos Cavagnaro will present sessions and talks at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in June, the only conference dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education.

The Entrepreneurial Living-Learning Community Roundtable at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will give leaders of these communities the opportunity to gather for a shared discussion and networking opportunities.

"Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century: Designing for Student Engagement" is one of two courses offered as part of Olin College's I2E2 Summer Institute, which provides participants with the opportunity to conceive and catalyze change in engineering education.

"Facilitating Change that Sticks: Becoming an Effective Educational Change Agent" is one of two courses offered as part of Olin College's I2E2 Summer Institute, which provides participants with the opportunity to conceive and catalyze change in engineering education.

The 10th Annual University Private Equity Summit takes place January 24-26, 2013. The conference brings together college students from around the globe to learn from top entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and private equity investors. It’s a great opportunity to learn, network and ski.

Hosted at the Stanford Sierra Camp near Lake Tahoe, this is an opportunity for entrepreneurship and engineering faculty to come together for spontaneous inspiration and interactions around creating a nation of entrepreneurial engineers.

Dive into the Lean LaunchPad customer development approach to teaching entrepreneurship, hosted by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) and led by Steve Blank, Jerry Engel, and a team of entrepreneurs and educators at UC Berkeley.

The Epicenter and NCIIA are teaming up to provide new opportunities for students across the country, as part of Student Ambassadors program. Student ambassadors catalyze innovation on their campuses, by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurs.
If you know a student on your campus, or within your program, who would thrive in this role, we encourage you to sponsor their participation in our training program.

Thank you for joining us at the OPEN 2012 conference and taking part in
the Epicenter session track that examined participation and engagement
in the Epicenter community, as well as issues of assessment and industry
impact connected with the Epicenter. OPEN 2012 was presented by the
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1125457. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.